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People are enraged that Starbucks' red cups aren't Christmas-y enough this year

The holidays are approaching, which means it's time for the latest holiday trend for people to get angry about.

Starbucks reintroduced its signature red cups this month for the holiday season — but there's one difference from the red cups of years past. The iconic snowflakes and ornaments that decorated the cups have been replaced by "a two-toned ombré design, with a bright poppy color on top that shades into a darker cranberry below."

"In the past, we have told stories with our holiday cups designs. This year we wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories," said Jeffrey Fields, the vice president of design and content at Starbucks, according to a release.

Some are livid that the company is trying something different — and that the phrase "Merry Christmas" is nowhere to be found on the cups.

People are tweeting that the new cups don't promote Christmas; others are taking it a step further, encouraging customers to tell baristas their name is "Merry Christmas" as a way to protest the red cup redesign.

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